A 4-year-old boy was badly burned in a Hutchinson backyard fire pit last Friday evening. Corey Vener says his son William was running and playing with bubbles when he tripped and fell headfirst into the …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) —A law professor who’s been deeply involved in the legal fight over the Minnesota Sex Offender Program since its inception says he’s not surprised a judge declared it unconstitutional. William Mitchell …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — The New Jersey-based archbishop appointed to serve as a temporary caretaker for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis is an Ivy League-educated attorney with working-class Rust Belt roots. Archbishop …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A bird flu outbreak in the Midwest has actually resulted in cheaper chicken meat in the U.S. because exports have been restricted, leaving a plentiful domestic supply. In a monthly …

Over one-quarter of the first cutting of alfalfa hay was harvested during the 4.3 days suitable for fieldwork for the week ending Sunday, according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Overall, farmers reported the weather …

Police are investigating several thefts that have been reported from Hutchinson residents over the past few weeks. Authorities suspect a 24-year-old Hutchinson woman is behind the burglaries and thefts after a theft was reported on …

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Archbishop John Nienstedt of the Archdioceses of St. Paul and Minneapolis announced his resignation Monday, 10 days after Ramsey County filed criminal charges against the archdiocese for failing to protect …

Authorities have released the names of two individuals involved in a shooting incident Friday in Renville County that left one dead and one seriously injured. The Renville County Sheriff’s Office says 45-year-old Elizabeth Gregg of …